Jeremy O'Day

Jeremy O'Day (born August 31, 1974 in Buffalo, New York) is the current general manager and vice president of football operations for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and a former Canadian Football League offensive lineman. He grew up in Lockport, New York, playing high school football at Lockport High School.[1] O'Day played in college at Edinboro University in Pennsylvania.[2]

Jeremy O'Day

Saskatchewan Roughriders
O'Day as a player in 2010.
Born:	(1974-08-31) August 31, 1974 Buffalo, New York
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	General Manager
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	300 lb (140 kg)
College	Edinboro
Career history
As administrator
2011–2015	Saskatchewan Roughriders (Assistant GM)
2015	Saskatchewan Roughriders (Interim GM)
2016–2018	Saskatchewan Roughriders (Assistant VP)
2019–present	Saskatchewan Roughriders (General Manager)
As player
1997–1998	Toronto Argonauts
1999–2010	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
3× Grey Cup Champion (1997, 2007, 2013)
CFL All-Star	2005–2007, 2009
CFL West All-Star	2003, 2005–2007, 2009, 2010
Awards	Tom Pate Memorial Award (2008)
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive)

He was a CFL All-Star in 2006, 2007, and 2009[3] and winner of the 2008 CFL season Tom Pate Memorial Award for community service.[4]

O'Day announced his retirement as a player on February 8, 2011.[2] At that time, he joined the Roughrider front office as football operations coordinator.[2] In November 2011, O'Day was named assistant general manager of the Roughriders.[5] In February 2015, he signed a three-year contract extension to continue as assistant general manager, with director of football operations added to his title.[6] On August 31, 2015, O'Day took over as interim general manager and Vice President of Football Operations duties for the Saskatchewan Roughriders after Brendan Taman was fired.[7] The team went 3-6 during his interim tenure.

After the 2015 season, Chris Jones was hired as the Roughrider general manager and head coach.[8] In December 2015, O’Day was named assistant vice president of football operations and administration under Jones.[9]

In January 2019, Jones resigned from his roles with the Roughriders in order to pursue an NFL coaching opportunity.[10] On January 18, 2019, O'Day was named Roughrider vice president of football operations and general manager.[9] In his first season in these roles, the Roughriders finished first place in the CFL West Division with 13 wins and 5 losses. The team lost the West Division Final at home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20-13.

The 2020 CFL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, O’Day signed a contract extension through the 2023 season.[11]

The 2021 season ended with the Roughriders finishing second place in the West Division with 9 wins and 5 losses. After a 33-30 double overtime victory at home in the West Semi-Final against the Calgary Stampeders, the Roughriders would once again lose to Winnipeg in the West Final, this time in Winnipeg, 21-17.

The 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders started with 4 wins and 1 loss, but finished the season with 6 wins and 12 losses, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016. O’Day returned for the 2023 season, and the Roughriders have 6 wins and 8 losses after 14 games played.